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RBI, Sri Lankan central bank enter $1.5 bln currency swaps

PM Modi announced this today in Colombo. Said move will help the Sri Lankan rupee

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PM Narendra Modi with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe
Reuters Colombo
Last Updated : Mar 13 2015 | 12:37 PM IST

The Reserve bank of India has entered a $1.5 billion currency swap agreement with the central bank of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after meeting Sri Lankan leader Maithripala Sirisena.

"This will help keep the Sri Lankan rupee stable," Modi told reporters.

Sri Lanka rupee has been under pressure since early January and fallen around 1.5% so far this year despite the central bank defended it with selling dollars.

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First Published: Mar 13 2015 | 12:25 PM IST

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